An episode from Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia, i.e. a part of Coat of Arms of Cilicia Armenian State, is depicted on the commemorative coin from the series "Armenian Statehood". Cilicia was situated in the South-Eastern part of Asia Minor and in the North-East coast of Mediterranian Sea.

In antiquity, Cilicia (Armenian: Կիլիկիա Greek: Κιλικία, Middle Persian: klkyʾy, Parthian: kylkyʾ, Turkish: Kilikya) now known as Çukurova, was a commonly used name of the south coastal region of Asia Minor south of the central Anatolian plateau. It existed as a political entity from Hittite times into the Byzantine empire. Cilicia extends inland from the southeastern coast of modern Turkey, due north and northeast of the island of Cyprus and comprises about a third of the land area of modern Anatolia.

Cilicia Armenian State was established in 11 century due to struggle for liberty against Byzantine and Seljuk invaders. It had two periods of development - Great Reign and Kingdom. The founder of the Great Reign was Ruben A and the founder of the Kingdom was Levon A Metsagorts (a man of great actions).